ODM leader Raila Odinga and leaders from the ODM party have made new recommendations that they hope would be adopted on the BBI report that was unveiled on November 27, 2019.
According to the ODM party communications director Philip Etale, the party reached the decision after holding a National Executive Committee and Parliamentary Group at Convent international Hotel in Nairobi on Tuesday, December 17.
The press release by Etale indicated that while the party had been grateful for the recommendations that had been made by the BBI, there were some matters that they still felt had not been addressed.
"We thank the BBI team and the public for a fairly well-done job. The meeting today has observed however that there are many areas of improvement in the report," he stated.
One of the tenets that the party recommended for consideration was for the report to vouch for more inclusivity and consideration to people with disabilities and the youth in order to foster the growth of the nation.
"Robust submissions have been made for instance to expand support to women, persons with disabilities and the youth. For instance, since not all youth are entrepreneurs to benefit from the proposed 7-year tax break, our view is that similar tax breaks be extended to youth informal employment and those engaged in sports and the arts," Etale wrote.
He further revealed that the party had discussed matters to do with education and had called for the report to include clauses calling for higher education to be made cheaper so as not to burden the youth with loans after completing their studies.
The ODM brigade also weighed in on political matters and called for more work to be done on the country's electoral body to change the political narratives of foul play after every electoral period.
"We are of the view that proposals that limit IEBC returning officers to one election and restricting procurement officers to two-year contracts would be counterproductive. The focus should be more on the prevention of malpractice and punishment of individuals as opposed to blanket condemnation," they suggested.
